The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) on Wednesday honoured Prof. Alewo Akubo, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Salem University, Lokoja, with National Outstanding Award. Our Correspondent reports that the NANS award is one amongst numerous awards, including Thomas Sankara Award, that Akubo has been honoured with in recent times. Presenting the award to the…
Dr Allen Onyema, Air Peace Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Oba Dr Moshood Olalekan-Balogun, Olubadan of Ibadan and others have been nominated for the prestigious Afro Awards 2023 for their humanitarian services. The Nigerian Tribune reports that the Annual Afro Awards is a. non-profit event that honors outstanding individuals and organizations for their…
As part of effort to encouraged youth in the pursuit of western education, the Board of Trustees, Ebira Education Trust Fund has awarded a scholarship to an indigent student to read Chemical Engineering at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Trust Fund Professor Mohammed Salihu Audu who…
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has been commended for the choice of Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo as the APC candidate for the forthcoming governorship in the state. Alhaji Ododo who is well known for his humility, humbleness, hardworking and high instinct of capital and human development the qualities he will use to propel…
As the governorship election in Kogi State draw nearer a support group under the aegies of Ododo Sure Movement (OSM)) has described the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the November 11, 2023 gubernatorial election Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo as the only candidate among other contestants that can take the state to…
It was indeed a bumper harvest for APC as Haruna Ganaja, a prominent politician from Ajaokuta local government area of Kogi State led his supporters to defect to the All Progressives Congress in support of Ododo Ahmed Usman, ahead of the November 11 gubernatorial election. Haruna Ganaja, as he’s popularly known has consistently delivered…
Ahead of November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State , Journalists have been charged to be gender sensitive in reporting the election. Mrs. Mufiliat Fijabi, Nigerian Women Trust Fund, who was represented by Vaneza Gregory, NWTF EU Project Coordinator, gave the charge while presenting a paper on Gender issues and perspectives in reporting…
An oil and gas monitoring group, the Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change (NDIMRC) has rained heavy knocks on the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara for saying it was wrong to award such the pipelines Surveillance contract to ‘one man’. The Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, had on Saturday, August 26th, 2023,…
Over 40 Journalists selected from both print, electronic and online media in Kogi state have been trained on “Data Journalism and Media Standards” by Stallion Times Media organisation. The training which was sponsored by MacArthur Foundation was aimed at improving the knowledge of journalists in data journalism. In his welcome address during the one…
The trio of the president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Chief Chris Isiguzo, the publisher of the Point Newspaper, Dr. Oyeyemi Kolapo, General Manager , Radio Nigeria Bronze FM, Benin, Mrs Abimbola Oyetunde have been honoured with the Institute of Public Sector Management IPSM, United Kingdom Doctoral Fellowship Award. The award which was…